Project:

Long Island Sound Plant Biodiversity

Students:

Olivia Houri, Elpida Leontiadis, Isabel Leon, Clare Iriarte

School:

St. Francis Preparatory, Queens

Mentors:

James Boylan

Abstract:

The Long Island Sound is a vital estuary to many species of terrestrial and acquatic plants, animals, and invertebrate organisms. This study aims to investigate three locations on The Sound, to see differences in biodiversity as well as water quality to samples to see major difference that may exist among plant life.

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